Parlor Punch Recipe

Parlor Punch Recipe

  • 12 lemons
  • 2 pounds sugar
  • 2 tablespoons English Breakfast or Darjeeling tea
  • 1 cup dark rum
  • 1 cup raspberry syrup
  • Club soda
  1. Grate the rinds of 3 lemons into the sugar. Add 1 quart of water and bring to a boil over high heat. Boil for 15 minutes, strain and, when cool, add the juice of the 12 lemons. Pour 1 pint of boiling water over the tea and steep for 1/2 hour. Strain into the sweetened lemon mixture. Refrigerate overnight. When ready to serve, add rum and raspberry syrup and blend well. Put 2 or 3 ice cubes in 10-ounce tumblers and fill with punch, or punch and a dash or soda.